Shamu Surname
Approximately 8,469 people bear this surname
Shamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 4,561 | 1:3,385 | 263 |
| India | 1,688 | 1:454,423 | 23,425 |
| Bangladesh | 811 | 1:196,494 | 6,734 |
| Malawi | 366 | 1:46,774 | 6,615 |
| South Africa | 224 | 1:241,865 | 24,757 |
| Pakistan | 118 | 1:1,513,931 | 16,403 |
| Afghanistan | 117 | 1:274,814 | 4,496 |
| Botswana | 116 | 1:18,853 | 3,768 |
| Zambia | 101 | 1:156,930 | 11,128 |
| Nigeria | 56 | 1:3,163,264 | 96,723 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Liberia | 38 | 1:116,014 | 8,917 |
| England | 33 | 1:1,688,426 | 69,999 |
| Namibia | 28 | 1:86,050 | 7,998 |
| United States | 28 | 1:12,944,962 | 483,512 |
| Japan | 27 | 1:4,734,974 | 38,607 |
| Kazakhstan | 17 | 1:1,040,147 | 60,802 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Shamu (12,497) may also be a first name.
Shamu Demographics
Average Shamu Salary in
United States
$42,625 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shamu (Bengali: শামু, Hindi: शामू, Marathi: शामू, Oriya: ଶାମୁ, Russian: Шаму, Tibetan: ཤ་མུག་) is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shamu is the 59,579th most numerous family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 860,497 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 66 percent of Shamu reside; 64 percent reside in Southern Africa and 64 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Shamu is also the 52,721st most widely held first name at a global level, held by 12,497 people.
The last name Shamu is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 4,561 people, or 1 in 3,385. In Zimbabwe Shamu is mostly concentrated in: Harare Province, where 31 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 14 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 13 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe Shamu is found in 47 countries. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent live and Bangladesh, where 10 percent live.
Shamu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Shamu surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.
The amount Shamu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.13% less than the national average, earning R 113,748 per year; in United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.72% more than the national average, earning $65,440 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shamu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shamu in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཤ་མུག་ | shamuk | - |
| Shamu in the Bengali language | ||
| শামু | samu | 78.57 |
| সামু | samu | 14.29 |
| শ্যামু | syamu | 7.14 |
| Shamu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶାମୁ | samu | 78.33 |
| ଶମୁ | samu | 13.33 |
| ଶଯ୍ାମୁ | sayamu | 3.33 |
| ସାମୁ | samu | 3.33 |
| ଶମୂ | samu | 1.67 |
| Shamu in the Hindi language | ||
| शामू | samu | 69.82 |
| शामु | samu | 15.29 |
| शमू | samu | 8.16 |
| शमु | samu | 5.83 |
| श्यामू | syamu | 0.21 |
| सामू | samu | 0.14 |
| शम्ू | samu | 0.14 |
| शमुु | samuu | 0.07 |
| शानू | sanu | 0.07 |
| सामु | samu | 0.07 |
| शमाु | samau | 0.07 |
| शमा | sama | 0.07 |
| Shamu in the Marathi language | ||
| शामू | samu | 47.17 |
| शामु | samu | 46.47 |
| शमु | samu | 2.33 |
| शमू | samu | 1.61 |
| रामू | ramu | 0.41 |
| दामु | damu | 0.21 |
| रामु | ramu | 0.15 |
| धम | dhama | 0.15 |
| यामु | yamu | 0.12 |
| शम | sama | 0.11 |
| दामू | damu | 0.09 |
| नामू | namu | 0.06 |
| शाहु | sahu | 0.06 |
| नामु | namu | 0.06 |
| साहु | sahu | 0.05 |
| सदु | sadu | 0.05 |
| सशमू | sasamu | 0.05 |
| शाम | sama | 0.05 |
| िभमू | ibhamu | 0.03 |
| हादू | hadu | 0.03 |
| शामा | sama | 0.03 |
| यामू | yamu | 0.03 |
| सामु | samu | 0.03 |
| सोमु | somu | 0.03 |
| शाहू | sahu | 0.03 |
| सानू | sanu | 0.02 |
| शंफ़ू | samfu | 0.02 |
| शयामू | sayamu | 0.02 |
| सदू | sadu | 0.02 |
| शामु़ | samu | 0.02 |
| सादू | sadu | 0.02 |
| सायु | sayu | 0.02 |
| शालू | salu | 0.02 |
| झामू | jhamu | 0.02 |
| सहादू | sahadu | 0.02 |
| शमुु | samuu | 0.02 |
| सचु | sacu | 0.02 |
| धमुर् | dhamur | 0.02 |
| सामू | samu | 0.02 |
| कामु | kamu | 0.02 |
| हमू | hamu | 0.02 |
| शनू | sanu | 0.02 |
| अशमु | asamu | 0.02 |
| समु | samu | 0.02 |
| Shamu in the Russian language | ||
| Шаму | samu | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shamu
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